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garnish

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of garnish

something that decorates or beautifies
  • Added a garnish of parsley to the plate before serving it.
Synonyms of garnish

adornment, beautifier, caparison, decoration, doodad, embellisher, embellishment, frill, garniture, ornament, ornamentation, setoff, trim
Words Related to garnish

apparel, bells and whistles, blazonry, bric-a-brac, chichi, emblazonry, filigree, finery

flounce, flourish, furbelow, ruffle

enhancement, enrichment, improvement

appliqué, embossment, embroidery, fancywork

bedizenment, gilt, glitter

design, figure, pattern

furnishings, regalia, trappings
Near Antonyms of garnish

blemish, defacement, disfigurement, scar

blot, spot, stain

garnish

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of garnish

to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
  • a chef who never served any dish without first garnishing it
Synonyms of garnish

adorn, array, beautify, bedeck, bedizen, blazon, caparison, deck, decorate, do, do up, doll up, drape, dress, embellish, emblaze, emboss, enrich, fancify, fancy up, festoon, glitz (up), grace, gussy up, ornament, pretty (up), trim
Words Related to garnish

accessorize, dress up, trap, trick (out)

brighten, freshen, smarten, spruce (up)

boss, chase

braid, embroider, feather, figure, filigree, fillet, flounce, frill, fringe, furbelow, garland, hang, lace, ribbon, swag, wreathe

appliqué, gild, paint
Near Antonyms of garnish

simplify, streamline

bare, denude, dismantle, display, divest, expose, reveal, strip, uncover

uglify
Antonyms of garnish

blemish, deface, disfigure, mar, scar, spoil

Synonym Discussion of garnish

adorn, decorate, ornament, embellish, beautify, deck, garnish mean to enhance the appearance of something by adding something unessential. adorn implies an enhancing by something beautiful in itself.
    • a diamond necklace adorned her neck
decorate suggests relieving plainness or monotony by adding beauty of color or design.
    • decorate a birthday cake
ornament and embellish imply the adding of something extraneous, ornament stressing the heightening or setting off of the original
    • a white house ornamented with green shutters
, embellish often stressing the adding of superfluous or adventitious ornament.
    • embellish a page with floral borders
beautify adds to embellish a suggestion of counterbalancing plainness or ugliness.
    • will beautify the grounds with flower beds
deck implies the addition of something that contributes to gaiety, splendor, or showiness.
    • a house all decked out for Christmas
garnish suggests decorating with a small final touch and is used especially in referring to the serving of food.
    • an entrée garnished with parsley

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  1. See words that rhyme with garnish Dictionary: Definition of garnish Spanish Central: Translation of garnish Nglish: Translation of garnish for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of garnish for Arabic speakers Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about garnish

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